Web pirates - PAU inglés Andalucía 2004 resuelto

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Internet users who distribute movies before they are sold in shops could face up to five years in prison under a proposed USA bill, that is to say, a plan for a new law. Video recording of movies in cinemas would also be prohibited. Those supporting the proposal say unauthorised copying costs film-makers an estimated $3 billion in lost sales.

The Motion Picture Association of America has tried to restrict the distribution of DVD previews to judges in film festivals. Illegal copies of movies end up being sold on street corners and made available through online networks just after they are shown in cinemas for the first time. This is due to audience members entering cameras into theatres and recording the film. If the bill becomes law, the maximum sentence for such practices will be five years plus financial damages.

Unauthorised video recording in cinemas is currently a crime in four states and the District of Columbia but it is legal in other states. “The person who puts online copyrighted material which is not legally available to the public should be penalized,” said California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein. The law proposal has received strong support from the movie and music industries. They also hope to have permission to explore personal computers to search for illegal material.

RESPUESTAS

I. READING COMPREHENSION

ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
1) What is the bill against?

• IT IS AGAINST THE ILLEGAL DISTRIBUTION OF MOVIES BEFORE THEY ARE SOLD IN SHOPS / AND AGAINST VIDEO RECORDING OF MOVIES IN CINEMAS (ONE IS ENOUGH)

2) How do web pirates get illegal copies of movies?

• THEY GET THEM BY VIDEO RECORDING THE FILMS IN CINEMAS WHEN THEY ARE SHOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME (“GETTING THE FILMS FROM JUDGES” ALSO ACCEPTABLE)

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.
3) Film makers lose $3 billion due to illegal copying.

• TRUE “Unauthorised copying costs film-makers an estimated $3 billion in lost sales” (lines 3-4)

4) Web pirates could be imprisoned and sentenced to pay a sum of money.

• TRUE: “If the bill becomes law, the maximum sentence for such practices will be five years plus financial damages.” (lines 8-9)

5) Video recording in cinemas is illegal all over the United States.

• FALSE: “Unauthorised video recording in cinemas is currently a crime in four states and the District of Columbia but is legal in other states” (lines 10-11)

6) The movie and music industries are examining personal computers to find illegal material.

• FALSE: “They also hope to have permission to explore personal computers to search for illegal material. “ (lines 13-14)

II. USE OF ENGLISH

7) Give one opposite for PROHIBIT (verb) (line 3)

• ALLOW / PERMIT

8) Find in the text a synonym for PUNISH (verb) PENALIZE

• PENALIZED (line 12)

9) Find in the text the word which has the following definition:
    “accessible and capable of being used” (adjective)

• AVAILABLE (lines 6, 12)

10) Give a noun with the same root as RESTRICT (verb) (line 5)

• RESTRICTION

11) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary.
      Jane Halifax is the president of the committee. She does not support the proposal.

• JANE HALIFAX, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE, DOES NOT SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL
• JANE HALIFAX, WHO DOES NOT SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL, IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE

12) Turn the following sentence into the active voice:
       Many illegal copies are being sold on street corners.

• THEY ARE SELLING MANY ILLEGAL COPIES ON STREET CORNERS

13) Complete the following sentence:

• If George had been a film star, HE WOULDN’T HAVE HAD MONEY PROBLEMS

14) Turn the following sentence into reported speech:
       Last week Julia said: “We will meet our new instructor tomorrow.”

• LAST WEEK JULIA SAID THAT THEY WOULD MEET THEIR NEW INSTRUCTOR THE DAY AFTER/THE FOLLOWING DAY (“TOMORROW” NOT ACCEPTABLE)

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